I Want to Work for Diddy 2 is a reality show on VH1. It is the second season of I Want to Work for Diddy, where contestants are brought together to see who can become Sean Combs' personal assistant. Mark Jacobs is the show's co-executive producer and director. I Want to Work for Diddy 2 premiered on November 2, 2009. In the end, Ebony Jones was chosen to be his assistant.
Contestants Name Occupation Hometown ResultHigh School Algebra TeacherDallas, TexasWinner on Episode 10Wine StewardFrederick, MarylandRunner-Up on Episode 10Public RelationsNew JerseyEliminated on Episode 9Business OwnerDallas, TexasEliminated on Episode 8ModelTroy, MichiganEliminated on Episode 6Executive AssistantQueens, New YorkEliminated on Episode 5EntrepreneurAtlanta, GeorgiaEliminated on Episode 4Public Relations StudentTyler, TexasEliminated on Episode 4Talent PromoterBoston, MassachusettsEliminated on Episode 3Mall ManagerWashington, D.C.Eliminated on Episode 3Internet MarketerNew Brunswick, New JerseyEliminated on Episode 2Pageant QueenPortage, MichiganEliminated on Episode 1
Judges Capricorn Clark – Marketing Director, Sean John Phil Robinson – Diddy's former manager Andre Harrell – Diddy's mentor Kim "Poprah" Kearney – Former contestant (guest judge)
Weekly Results ContestantsEpisodes12345678910 EbonyWINWINJohnWINMelissaINDanielDalenIN WINNER DanielNoelleZachWINIvoryMelissaWINIvoryDalenINOUT IvoryNoelleZachWINMelissaJenniferINDanielDanielOUT DalenWINWINJohnWINMelissaSAFEDanielDaniel JenniferWINWINJohnWINMelissaOUT MelissaWINIvoryWINIvoryJennifer Kim WINOUT KennisIvoryZachWINIvory BlakeWINWINJohn JohnWINWINOUT ZachNoelleIvory NoelleZach
Teams The contestant was on the Uptown team. The contestant was on the Downtown team.
Competition The contestant won. The contestant was eliminated, but still hired. The contestant won the challenge and was safe. The contestant won the challenge and was in the bottom. The contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was not eliminated. The contestant was eliminated. The contestant was out of the competition, after she was told to reveal that she was a spy for Diddy. The contestant was not included in the episode, or was a judge. The contestant lost the challenge but was safe.
Notes Kim "Poprah" Kearney from season one returned and joined the competition. In Episode 2, Melissa was voted to move from the Downtown Team to the Uptown Team so that both teams had an equal number of contestants. Capricorn Clark said that Kim "Poprah" would switch teams every week. Kennis was not originally put up for elimination, but was eliminated. In Episode 4, Poprah revealed herself as a spy for Diddy, when she was a judge for elimination. Therefore Diddy no longer needed her and was out of the competition. In Episode 5, Poprah was the judge for elimination, and Poprah said that there would be no more teams. In Episode 7, Dalen and Ebony were not originally put up for elimination. In Episode 7, everyone was at risk of being eliminated, but all were ultimately given one more chance to prove themselves. In Episodes 1,3,5 & 7 Ivory used her infamous catch phrase "manwhich a bitch" a phrase that caught on with fans instantly.
Episodes
Welcome to Bad Boy First aired November 2, 2009
Challenge: Collect the Most Foreign Languages Challenge Winners: Downtown Team Bottom 2: Ivory, Noelle Eliminated: Noelle Ivory became a fan favorite and quickly earned the title of having the catchphrase of the season after telling one of her competitors she was going to "manwhich a bitch" Elimination Notes: After Noelle's elimination, Melissa was switched to the Uptown Team.
Sean John Reinvented First aired November 9, 2009
Challenge: Shoot a Print Ad for the New Sean John Logo Challenge Winners: Downtown Team Bottom 2: Ivory, Zach Eliminated: Zach Elimination Notes: Poprah returned to the competition after making a special guest appearance.
Chariots for Charity First aired November 16, 2009
Challenge: Collect Donations for the Fresh Air Fund Downtown: $1700 Uptown: $5500 Challenge Winners: Uptown Team Bottom 3: Blake, Ebony, John Eliminated: Blake, John Elimination Notes: Poprah was moved to the Downtown Team to even the teams after the Uptown Team lost two members in elimination.
Diddy or Didn't He? First aired November 23, 2009
1st Challenge: Assist Mr. Combs in Doing Press Interviews 2nd Challenge: Play Diddy or Didn't He? Game Show Downtown: 110 pts. Uptown: 50 pts. Challenge Winners: Downtown Bottom 2: Ivory, Kennis Eliminated: Kennis Left: Poprah Episode/Elimination Notes: Kennis was not originally put up for elimination, but was eliminated; Poprah leaves the house after she reveals herself that she was a spy for Diddy.
Welcome to Daddy's House First aired November 30, 2009
Challenge: Work The Night Shift At Diddy's House Challenge Winners: Ebony Bottom 2: Jen, Melissa Eliminated: Melissa Elimination Notes: Both teams are at elimination; Poprah talks with them instead of Capricorn about who they should vote for.
Truth and Its Consequences First aired December 7, 2009
Challenge: Learning To Be Honest Challenge Winner: None Bottom 5: Dalen, Daniel, Ebony, Ivory, Jen Eliminated: Jen Elimination/Episode Notes: Elimination is held at Diddy's office, and Diddy decides who goes home; there are no more teams starting from Episode 6; Diddy felt that he would not hire someone like Jen and eliminated her.
A Family Affair First aired December 14, 2009
Challenge: Family Dinner At Sea Challenge Winner: Daniel Bottom 4: Dalen, Daniel, Ebony, Ivory Eliminated: None Elimination/Episode Notes: Dalen and Ebony were not originally put up for elimination.
The Fashion Event First aired December 21, 2009
Challenge: Throw A Preview Party For New Sean John Collection Challenge Winner: None Bottom 2: Dalen, Daniel Eliminated: Dalen Elimination/Episode Notes: With only four contestants remaining, team competitions were eliminated and it became a 1-versus-all format.
The Fashion Event Pt. 2 First aired December 28, 2009
Challenge: Throw A Preview Party For New Sean John Collection Challenge Winner: None Bottom: Daniel, Ebony and Ivory Eliminated: Ivory Elimination/Episode Notes: Capricorn saves the fashion show from disaster. The exercise ball incident from the first episode is brought up again and Ivory is eliminated.
Season Finale First aired January 4, 2010
Challenge: Assist Mr. Combs Runner-Up: Daniel Winner: Ebony
External links Official Site